Development Contracts – NET ZERO Desk
1.7 Billion for industrial investments
Directorial Decree June 14, 2024
Financial allocation
1,738,000,000 euros. The funds are PNRR. The window opened on June 27, 2024 and will remain open until funds are exhausted.
Eligible programs
Industrial development projects, environmental protection and eventually research, development and innovation projects aimed to strengthen production chains of useful devices for the ecological transition such as:
- batteries
- solar panels
- wind turbines
- heat pumps
- electrolyzers
- carbon capture and storage (CCUS) devices
are also eligible: - The manufacture of key components and the machinery and equipment involved in the production of the devices
- The recovery of critical raw materials needed for the production of key devices and components.
Aid schemes to apply
It applies the standard GBER scheme of development contracts, or alternatively you can apply for the special scheme Section 2.8 of the Ukraine Temporary Framework.
Subsidies (Scheme 2.8 TF Ukraine)
No-repayable grant
| Southern regions: Calabria, Campania, Apulia, Sicily, Basilicata, Molise, Sardinia | North-central regions Only municipalities in ZONE C Aid Paper | North Central Regions Other Areas | |
| Small companies | 55% | 40% | 35% |
| Medium companies | 45% | 30% | 25% |
| Large companies | 35% | 20% | 15% |
Subsidies (GBER Scheme)
No-repayable grant
| Southern Regions(Calabria, Campania, Apulia, Sicily) | Southern Regions(Basilicata, Molise, Sardinia) | North-Central regions (only municipalities in Aid Paper 2022-2027) | North-central regions (municipalities outside the Aid Paper 2022-2027) | |
| Small companies | 60% | 50% | 30% to 45% | 20% |
| Medium companies | 50% | 40% | 20% to 35% | 10% |
| Large companies | 40% | 30% | 10% to 25% | |
| For cities in the province of Taranto, the intensity is increased by 10 points%. | For some cities in southern Sardinia (Sulcis Iglesiente area) the intensity is increased by 10 points%. |
If you apply this aid scheme, you can also request a soft loan together with the grant, up to 75% of the investment.
The investment amount will be at least of 20 million euros, which can also be achieved by integrating several projects of different companies, including those belonging to the same corporate group.
The call for applications is by counter submission, so applications will be reviewed in chronological order of submission until funds are no longer available.
Complying with PNRR funds, the application must be submitted with a report of environmental sustainability in order to demonstrate compliance with the European DNSH (Do No Significant Harm) regulations.
MENDELSOHN is the most long-standing agency and specialized company for managing these important industrial development programs. We can manage every feature in order to obtain the approval of the application, the successful achievement of the preliminary process, the correct reporting of expenses in order to avoid redaction of the eligible costs, being at your side in the following years since the conclusion of the investment.
